Intertidal Inhabitants

An Opening Thought: Humanity has an obsession with aliens. I suppose the reason why this same obsession is not shared with marine life is because the binary status of existence and nonexistence is more immediately satisfying than the intricacies of the actual biology. Interest precedes, and sadly often terminates, with discovery. However, consider for aContinueContinue reading “Intertidal Inhabitants”

Wendy

Summer 2024, I worked for a Boston-based startup named De-Ice. As their name suggests they were trying to develop novel aircraft anti-icing technology, seeking to replace the time-consuming and environmentally damaging method of chemical glycol sprays with an inductive heating method. If you don’t know what inductive heating is, here’s a super easy-to-digest 101: https://youtube.com/shorts/-9Ysj1ZJxGI?si=lQAFuWVC7uHmoKpfContinueContinue reading “Wendy”

The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness

Author: Tim Keller The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness is a short book written by the late Tim Keller, a prominent religious pastor and theologian. I read this book one morning in Manhattan while waiting for my noontime train back to Boston. Although I myself am not religious, I have always been interested in what ChristianContinueContinue reading “The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness”

The Art of Logic in an Illogical World

Author: Eugenia Cheng I’ve always prided myself on being a logical person. My choice of career, hobbies, and even conversation topics make no secret of this. So naturally, a book on the application of logic to life’s questions, written by a Cambridge mathematician, would be right up my alley. Surely this book reaffirmed my unwaveringContinueContinue reading “The Art of Logic in an Illogical World”